Authorities from Keansburg police and the U.S. Marshal's Office went to 173 Seeley Ave. at about 2 p.m. Thursday to arrest 20-year-old Alexandrea Burke, said Deputy Chief Michael Pigott of the Keansburg force.

Burke was not there. However, authorities did find her boyfriend, 23-year-old Joseph Pontone, and more than one pound of marijuana and evidence that drugs were being dealt in a park zone, Pigott said.

While searching the apartment for Burke, authorities discovered Pontone in his room with the marijuana in his possession, Pigott said. The marijuana was all packaged in separate baggies with various weights. The officers also found $3,320 in cash, a heat-sealing machine used to package the marijuana and a scale.

Pontone was charged with possession of more than 50 grams of marijuana, possession of more than one ounce of marijuana but less than 5 pounds with the intent to distribute, and possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute in a park zone, police said.

Pontone's mother, Debra Edelman, 57, who lives with him, was charged with hindering the apprehension of another. She was released on a summons.

Later Thursday, Burke was arrested by the marshals in the Highlands, police said. Pontone was being held at Keansburg police headquarters pending the setting of bail.

Anyone with information about drug activity in Keansburg is asked to call police at 732-787-0796. All calls will be kept confidential.